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Lauraceae (Laurel) Family
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The Laurels are a large family
represented in Singapore by some 40 species in 12 Genus. Some areas of
secondary forest in our Nature Reserves are dominated by Laurels.
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Actinodaphne Genus
| Trees of this genus have leaves arranged in whorls along the stem with long intervals between the leaf nodes. |
Cinnamomum Genus
Cinnamon is a well known product from trees of thus genus and the trees are also used for ornamental purposes. In Singapore there are three native species one of them C. inners is considered very common, the other two species less so. |
Cryptocarya Genus
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This genus is represented by 5 species in Singapore. |
Litsea Genus
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Litsea is probably better known by its common name Laurel. There are probably 400 species in this genus worldwide, with 50 in Malaysia and 17 are known from Singapore. |
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